My DW and I have the opportunity to Staff Nurse in East Tennessee beginning next year. With two miniature dachshunds who stay inside we have not found many housing options because of the dogs. We are looking at purchasing an Arctic Fox TT and long term at one of the area campsites in the Pigeon Forge/Sevierville area. In reviewing the daily highs and lows in the area for the past 5 years, there are several time periods of 7 days or more where the high temp doesn't reach 32 degrees and the low is below 25 degrees. We are wanting to purchase a quality product, in that this will be our primary home for the foreseeable future. Our TV is a SRW Ford F350, 4 door, LWB.Having read several posts here about their durability, I would appreciate any updates from Arctic Fox owners or others who have a different brand and have used their unit during the winter with success.ThanksRadio

Define "cold"No rig there is, as delivered, is up to sustained below zero use.Your proposed "cold" would work, if you heated via propane (the heat ducts help keep the pipes/basement from freezing.I believe (we did a lot of looking) that while Arctic Fox is -not- the best made rig in the world, it is the best value of the rigs we looked at. We had owned a Fox before, and when we started looking they were a solid "look for" on our list.Their factory defects are low, due I believe Northwoods policy of basing worker bonuses on the amount of warranty repairs.Their rigs are "tight", part of how they do this is pressure testing of the rig, before delivery to looks for leaks.Due to pure chance, I was at the dealer when our current rig arrived. So I had the chance to see the rig as shipped. There are those they say that you should only buy a rig from a firm that has lots of dealers nation wide, that sell the most rigs. This is the type of argument that says you should have bought from Fleetwood (before they went bankrupt) or GM (before they admitted to covering up recalls, and required a bail-out to keep from vanishing)

n7bsn wrote:Define "cold"No rig there is, as delivered, is up to sustained below zero use.Your proposed "cold" would work, if you heated via propane (the heat ducts help keep the pipes/basement from freezing.I believe (we did a lot of looking) that while Arctic Fox is -not- the best made rig in the world, it is the best value of the rigs we looked at. We had owned a Fox before, and when we started looking they were a solid "look for" on our list.Their factory defects are low, due I believe Northwoods policy of basing worker bonuses on the amount of warranty repairs.Their rigs are "tight", part of how they do this is pressure testing of the rig, before delivery to looks for leaks.Due to pure chance, I was at the dealer when our current rig arrived. So I had the chance to see the rig as shipped. There are those they say that you should only buy a rig from a firm that has lots of dealers nation wide, that sell the most rigs. This is the type of argument that says you should have bought from Fleetwood (before they went bankrupt) or GM (before they admitted to covering up recalls, and required a bail-out to keep from vanishing)Don't forget about Ford who weasels out of warrany work...

As for the propane to heat during the winter I recommend contacting a local propane supply company and lease from them a 100 lb propane tank...they will come out and hook it up to your TT and then come back and refill as needed

They do seem to be well insulated, i was at the factory a month ago and noticed that. You should order double glazed windows. I did not bother since I RV mainly in Mexico. They do certainly seem to be well built. Also look at their Snowriver line. They seem to be about the same quality but not quite as wide.

OP wrote:for the past 5 years, there are several time periods of 7 days or more where the high temp doesn't reach 32 degrees and the low is below 25 degrees.I would try harder to find housing.

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M_GO_BLUE1
Explorer
May 30, 2014
As for the propane to heat during the winter I recommend contacting a local propane supply company and lease from them a 100 lb propane tank...they will come out and hook it up to your TT and then come back and refill as needed
krobbe
Explorer
May 30, 2014
n7bsn wrote:
Define "cold"
No rig there is, as delivered, is up to sustained below zero use.
Your proposed "cold" would work, if you heated via propane (the heat ducts help keep the pipes/basement from freezing.

I believe (we did a lot of looking) that while Arctic Fox is -not- the best made rig in the world, it is the best value of the rigs we looked at. We had owned a Fox before, and when we started looking they were a solid "look for" on our list.

Their factory defects are low, due I believe Northwoods policy of basing worker bonuses on the amount of warranty repairs.

Their rigs are "tight", part of how they do this is pressure testing of the rig, before delivery to looks for leaks.

Due to pure chance, I was at the dealer when our current rig arrived. So I had the chance to see the rig as shipped.

There are those they say that you should only buy a rig from a firm that has lots of dealers nation wide, that sell the most rigs. This is the type of argument that says you should have bought from Fleetwood (before they went bankrupt) or GM (before they admitted to covering up recalls, and required a bail-out to keep from vanishing)

Don't forget about Ford who weasels out of warrany work...
n7bsn
Explorer
May 30, 2014
Define "cold"
No rig there is, as delivered, is up to sustained below zero use.
Your proposed "cold" would work, if you heated via propane (the heat ducts help keep the pipes/basement from freezing.

I believe (we did a lot of looking) that while Arctic Fox is -not- the best made rig in the world, it is the best value of the rigs we looked at. We had owned a Fox before, and when we started looking they were a solid "look for" on our list.

Their factory defects are low, due I believe Northwoods policy of basing worker bonuses on the amount of warranty repairs.

Their rigs are "tight", part of how they do this is pressure testing of the rig, before delivery to looks for leaks.

Due to pure chance, I was at the dealer when our current rig arrived. So I had the chance to see the rig as shipped.

There are those they say that you should only buy a rig from a firm that has lots of dealers nation wide, that sell the most rigs. This is the type of argument that says you should have bought from Fleetwood (before they went bankrupt) or GM (before they admitted to covering up recalls, and required a bail-out to keep from vanishing)

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